With Doctor Scott Kellermann’s contract expiring at the end of the year, Nevada County Supervisors have approved an 18-month contract for a new Public Health Officer. She’s not available for comment yet. But Public Health Director Jill Blake says Doctor Sherilynn Cooke has exceptional experience. She specializes in Internal Medicine and is scheduled to retire from Kaiser, in the Bay Area, in January…

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Blake says Cooke has visited Nevada County for recreation and loves the area. Kellermann agreed to serve, on an interim basis for all of 2021. County officials say this is an extraordinarily difficult time to recruit public health officers, partly because of the demands made by the pandemic. But Blake indicates it’s always been a challenging and complicated job…

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Meanwhile, Doctor Glennah Trochet will remain as Deputy Health Officer to support the department, as Cooke transitions into the position.